THe Return of Light Joker's definitions

Young Turk

a young person who rebels against authority or expectations, especially from within a legitimate group (from a early political faction in Turkey that is credited with establishing a constitutional Turkish goverment in the early 1900s)

He was treating his own adviser like a young Turk as a result of his misunderstanding.

by The Return of Light Joker October 28, 2010

musical

quickly and repeatedly switching from one thing to another

Those kids tell tales of musical jobs when they never worked in their lives.

by The Return of Light Joker May 11, 2009

cluster fuck

a extremely confusing situation (from a comparison to a chaotic session of group sex)

Man, I don't think I've ever seen such a cluster fuck in hospital setting in my years of visting mom in the ER after she had a seizure.

by The Return of Light Joker July 9, 2011

quarter life crisis

young adulthood and the dilemmas that come with it

My quarter life crisis has just begun.

by The Return of Light Joker February 28, 2009

try on for size

to accept or attempt something tentatively

Let's try this routine on for size. (example of try on for size)

by The Return of Light Joker September 20, 2010

pour cold water on

to dampen or put an end to something

The police tried to pour cold water on the party until they found they were only drinking root beer.

by The Return of Light Joker November 4, 2009

hold the fort

to assume responsibility in another person's absence

Would you hold the fort for me while I go see what happened next door?

by The Return of Light Joker November 22, 2010